Madison… Senator Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan) issued the following statement in reaction to the passing of former State Senator for the 14th Senate District and Secretary of the Department of Health and Family Services, Joe Leean: “My thoughts and prayers go out to Joe’s wife, Ginny, and the rest of the Leean family

One of the most important gestures in American democracy is the peaceful transfer of power from one president to the next- even if those two presidents completely disagree with one another. For years, American presidents have handed off power to the next in line without threatening democracy. However, that cannot

Governor Evers and several mayors in Wisconsin (including Madison, Eau Claire, La Crosse, Oshkosh, and Appleton, Neenah, Menasha) have proclaimed February 4, 2022 Transit Equity Day to commemorate Rosa Parks’ birthday. This event featured elected officials and transit advocates who connected this national event, Parks’ act of resistance, and the

You’ve heard us say it before, but if it’s a day that ends in -y, you can count on Republican lawmakers taking credit for the work of President Biden and Democrats. Whether they’re touting critical pandemic relief funds or infrastructure investments going to their states, Republicans from Florida, to Iowa,

MADISON, Wis. — Republican candidate for Attorney General, Adam Jarchow, is dodging media requests for comment on his recent campaign appearance in front of a group displaying the flag of right-wing, anti-government “Three Percenters.” While he might be hiding from the media, Jarchow’s actions associating his campaign with individuals involved in

Agriculture has been a major topic of conversation in the State Capitol lately. The recent presentation by the Dairy Innovation Hub (DIH) was followed by the annual Ag Economic Outlook Forum at the University of Wisconsin and Ag Day at the Capitol hosted by the Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation (WFBF)

HONOLULU — The 115th Security Forces Squadron, Truax Field, Madison, Wisconsin enhanced their survival and technical skills during a two-week jungle and water survival training at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii Jan. 13 – 23. The group of approximately 25 Airmen faced challenges in land navigation, evasion tactics, combative training

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) is supporting the introduction of the bipartisan Ocean Shipping Reform Act¸ led by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and John Thune (R-SD), to update federal regulations for the global shipping industry in order to help American producers export their products to the international market.  The past

MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul today announced a $2,050,000 agreement with Milwaukee based Hayat Pharmacy to resolve allegations that Hayat Pharmacy submitted or caused the submission of false claims to Medicare and Medicaid for two prescription medications. “Pharmacies cannot submit claims to Medicare or Medicaid for medications

MADISON, Wis. – A new report shows that Senator Ron Johnson was more involved in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election results than was previously known. On January 4th, 2021, two days before Ron Johnson planned to delay the presidential election certification, Johnson met with Trump officials and other

MADISON, Wis. — This week, Governor Tony Evers travelled across Wisconsin to deliver more than $20 million in major tourism investments that will bolster local communities and grow economic opportunities. The tourism industry contributes more than $17 billion to the state’s economy and employs more than 150,000 Wisconsinites — and tourism

MILWAUKEE (February 4, 2022) — Today, on civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks’ birthday — which is also National Transit Equity Day — the Milwaukee County Transit System (MCTS) announced the winners of its second annual Rosa Parks Tribute Scholarship essay contest. High school seniors in Milwaukee County who will attend a trade school,

WASHIGTON, D.C.– As first reported by Fox News, Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-WI) introduced the GENOCIDE GAMES Act, which would impose Global Magnitsky sanctions on IOC officials if athletes, fans, or other participants at the 2022 Winter Olympics are detained, disappeared, or otherwise deprived of their freedom of speech or other internationally recognized

Washington, DC – Look Ahead America just completed its review of 2 bills recently proposed by Wisconsin state Republican legislators aimed at cleaning up issues from the 2020 general election. They had publicly announced 4: LRB-5268, LRB-5269, LRB-5270 and LRB-4680. We found publicly available text for LRB-4680 & LRB-5269. In short,

MILWAUKEE, WI — Today, the Milwaukee Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to pass a resolution, as amended, to provide “free or ultra low cost” voice and video calls in the county’s jail and house of correction. The original resolution would have made voice and video calls free this year. The amendment,